tel: 512 280-1192 Thurs, Oct 24 2013
A weekend of bees & honey, and a fascinating lecture about garden
design are all happening this weekend. Oh.. and model train fans
will also be flocking in to see our amazing new display as well. See
below for details on all these events! (The newsletter will return to its
regular format next Friday.)
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On Saturday: Bee Keeping 101, and the Art of Honey Spinning
11 a.m. - 3 p.m. (Oct 26) Two intro classes to bee keeping at 11:30 a.m.
and 1:30 p.m. and a live demo by Central Texas Bee Rescue on spinning,
and watch 'the Bee Czar' jar honey harvested from the nursery's apiary -
which gardeners can purchase and take home with them! (Label pictured
above.) See below for Chris's article on It's About Thyme's work with
Central Texas Bee Rescue to create a bee garden on the roof of the W
Hotel. http://honeybeekind.com/
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On Sunday: Jazzing up the Garden with Color, Contrast and Move-
ment. 2 p.m. (Oct 27) Local landscape designer and Austin American
Statesman garden columnist, Diana Kirby, will talk about how elements
of design unify a landscape. Learn how color, texture and repetition
can add interest and harmony to your garden. Free. See links below
for Diana's website, and a profile on Central Texas Gardener.
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On Saturday and Sunday: Round Rock Fall Train Jamboree
Model train enthusiasts will be dropping by the nursery throughout
the day to admire the amazing work of Ralph Harman and his crew.
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A Day of Bees and Honey
by Chris Winslow
Happy gardening everyone!
Luckily for us, my nursery It’s About Thyme and its vegetable and
flower gardens have been discovered by the ‘Bee Czar’ at Central
Texas Bee Rescue.
A few months back, Walter Schumacher (aka the Bee Czar), asked
if he could relocate some wild or feral bees he had captured to our
back pasture. We thought it would be a great idea, since we’d be
saving the bees from extermination and their presence would greatly
benefit our vegetable garden.
Since bees pollinate nearly 80% of the world’s flowering crops and
are responsible for the pollination of nearly every vegetable we eat,
it didn’t take but a second to tell Walter to bring them on.
Since then, we have helped our friendly Bee Czar establish a mini
garden of potted herbs, flowers, and vegetables atop the 38th floor of
the W hotel in downtown Austin. The apiary there contains over 1
million bees and provides honey for the hotel’s Trace restaurant.
Walter and his crew will be at It’s About Thyme this Saturday (Oct.
26) to celebrate “A Day of Bees and Honey.”
Classes on beekeeping will be held at 11:30 am and again at 1:30 in
the afternoon. Information will center on living in harmony with bees
and what you can do to save the feral bee. It’s About Thyme’s honey
will be spun on site and samples will be available.
Central Texas Bee Rescue is a non-profit and can only thrive on
donations. Please come help this terrific and essential organization.
Visit the website: www.itsaboutthyme.com Visit the nursery:11726 Manchaca Road, Austin, 78748 Like us
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